Grachvogel worked the concept of drape and fold, to create volume away from the body, while, at the same time, emphasising the silhouette.

She showed below-the-knee shifts, with loose, draped armholes, and a series of dramatic, long dinner-gowns, where the intense colours of her paintings, which were printed onto a semi-sheer crepe, specially woven in the Far East, and in silk-satin, showed to maximum effect.

Grachvogel offset the striking prints with long-sleeved, blouson gowns and easy shifts with draped back effects, in plain chrome-yellow, smoke-grey, and beige.

A former banker in The City, Grachvogel set up her own brand in 1994. Her high-profile clientele includes Elle Macpherson, Gemma Arterton, Yasmin Le Bon, Marie Helvin, Erin O'Connor, Chloe Delevigne, Josie Taylor, and Noisettes singer, Shingai Shoniwa.